JBLC 232 
.U4 P3 
1913 
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A l|anJi Innk 



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CONTAINING 



FOR 



mMnity S©cial Meet 

At RURAL SCHOOL HOUSES 



Prepared by 

L. J. HANIFAN, State Supervisor 

Of Rural Elementary Schools 



Under the direction of 

M. P. SHAWKEY, State Superintendent 

CHARLESTON. W. VA. 

1913 




"Get the Parents Iixterested." 
This School is Ready for Patron's Day. A Display of Children's Work. 



A HANDBOOK 



COXTAINIXG 



SUGGESTIONS AND PROGRAMS 



COMMUNITY SOCIAL GATHERINGS 



RURAL SCHOOL HOUSES 



Prepared Bt 
L. J. HANIFAN, State Supervisob 
OF Rural Ei-emextary Schools. 



/ J^LJ J -«••*'■' 



XJXDER THE DlKECTIOX OF 

M. P. SHAWKEY, State Superixtendext 
Charle«tox, W. Va. 
1913. 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

PAGE 

Introductory 3 

Purpose 5 

The "Social Center" Idea 5 

Greneral Suggestions , 7 

Suggested Programs 8 

Ye Old Time School Days 10 

Spelling Bee ' . 11 

Local History Evening 12 

Good Roads Evening 13 

Harvest Home Program 14 

Health Night 15 

Story Life of Great Men 16 

Travel Program 17 

Musical Program 18 

Indian Night 19 

Dramatic Program 20 

Hallowe'en Social 21 

West Virginia's Natural Resources 22 

Farmers' Evening 23 

Library Day Program 24 

Spring Arbor and Bird Day Program , 25 

Clean-up-and-Beautify Day 26 

Peace Day Program 27 

Washington's Birthday Program 28 

Lincoln's Birthday Program 29 

Columbus Dav Program 30 



TRIBUNE PRINTrNQ CO., CHARLESTON, W. VA. 

OCT 23 I5i3 






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INTRODUCTORY. 

This bulletin is not a call to arms but a summons to service and 
to opportunity. There is nothing in the law of West Virginia to re- 
quire any teacher to undertake the service herein suggested, but we 
believe that there are thousands of West A'irginia teachers who are 
bigger in their sympathies and ambition than a salary draft, and we 
believe that the appeal to such teachers will be strong. 

In my judgment the opportunities for good to the state and of 
growth to the individual teacher in this service are limitless. I am 
therefore confidently expecting a large and enthusiastic response. 
Let no teacher misunderstand the purpose of this bulletin. In un- 
dertaking the work proposed it would be a mistake to follow the out- 
line very closely. The very essence of the project is research and 
initiative, and many teachers will doubtless be able to devise better 
plans than those mentioned herein. In such cases the teachers by all 
means should develop their own plans. It is possible that in some 
cases the teachers will prefer to give most of the time to night schools 
such as h3.ve been carried on so successfully in Eowan county, Ken- 
tucky. In other cases, agriculture or some other community study 
may seem advisable. In still other cases other features may be 
enlarged on and the program adjusted to suit the individual needs. 
There are many communities where great good would be accom- 
plished if the meetings result in a permanent agricultural organization 
nnd it is hoped that the advantages of such an undertaking may not 
he ovei'looked. The main tiling is to put into the work the spirit of 
exploration, of application, of patience and of energy. If you suc- 
ceed in some phases of the work you will be a teacher of the world, 
for as vet the world knows but little of what may be accomplished 
])y the rural school as a social center. 

T wish to assure any and all who undertake the work of the heartiest 
cooperation not only on the part of the State Department of Schools 
of West Virginia^ but the United States Bureau of Education and 



other agencies that are concerned in the development of the public 
welfare. I would appreciate it if you will report to us at the be- 
ginning of your work and frequently at other times during the 
season. 



With personal good wishes for your success, I am 

Very truly yours, 




PURPOSE. 

Of recent years a great deal has been said and written about the 
'"Social Center" Idea. A great many cities have elt'ected organi- 
zations under varying names, putting this idea into practical form. 
Of still more recent years this idea has received considerable emphasis 
among the country districts of many sections of the United States. 
Attention has been called to the possibility and need of utilizing rural 
school houses for community social benefits by no less personages than 
Ex-President Theodore Eoosevelt and President Woodrow Wilson. 
Our own state has already taken some definite steps towards providing 
better social conditions in rural communities. The State Superin- 
tendent, Mr. M. P. Shawkey, has called for a thousand volunteers 
this year, 1913-1914:, to arrange for at least from fifteen to twenty 
coniiiuiuity social gatherings in their respective school houses. In 
oi'der to help carry out these plans of the State Superintendent in 
this respect and to make this phase of the teachers' work easier — 
nnd iipon the 7000 rural teachers falls the burden of carrying out 
those ])lans — this handbook is pubished with the hope that it will both 
h(']|) and encoiirage these teachers- in the great work of improving 
nival social life. 

THE 'SOCIAL CENTER" IDEA. 

It is generally agreed tbat there is less opportunity for the people 
of the country to get together and have a general good time than 
there \ised to be. There used to be the husking bees, the liarn raisings, 
the threshing days, even the log rollings. There used to be the apple 
cuttings, the bean stringings, the sugar makings. There used to be the 
spelling bees, the old time '"literaries." the "heated" debates. There 
ftre not so many of any of these "diversions" today. In many com- 
munities nearly all of these have been entirely abandoned. Nothing 
has taken their places. Many of the rural churches have been 
abandoned, the ministers having either starved out, or left the 
country. Perhaps the best means we have left for getting the rural 
folk together is the Sunday School. This, however, is usually active 
only during the summer months. 

What are the results of all this change? In the first place the 
people in the country are without amusement, recreation, or social 
life They do not even visit one another as they did formerly. 
Families live in varying degrees of isolation. This situation makes 
living in the country dull, uneventful, uninteresting. As a final 



result many of our country boys and girls and not a few older ones 
leave the farms and go to the cities where they congregate on the 
streets, at the '^movies," at the club, at the dance halls, at the theatre, 
sometimes at the poolrooms, gambling dens, evil resorts, and saloons. 
And we are not to censure too severely these young people for leaving 
the farms and going to the cities. Man is a social animal. He takes 
to society naturally. Isolation from his fellows is unendurable to 
youth or grown-u23. If he cannot find congenial associates in the coun- 
try he will go to the city. If he cannot find good company there he will 
find bad. He must have companions. Therefore, just as long as 
the country fails to provide some means of social enjoyment the 
boys and girls will continue to go to the cities in large numbers. 

This migration to the city would not be so bad if the city were 
the best place in the world for these young people to live. As a 
matter of fact, no city is either all good or all bad. But in every 
city there is opportunity for young people to be bad. Many of our 
country boys and girls go to the city and make good. We some- 
times boast of the large number of men from the country who now 
hold responsible posts both in business and in the professions. But 
we fail to mention the large number who have utterly failed fto 
make of themselves anything except crooks, criminals or loafers. 
Whether a country boy will make good in the city depends largely 
upon the boy in the first place, and in the second place upon the kind 
of company he gets into when he reaches the city. Other things being 
equal the country boy has greater evil temptations in the city than 
the city born youth, for the reason that the latter grows up amidst 
city environment, becomes accustomed to it as he grows, while the 
country boy plunges immediately into an entirely new environment, 
to which he is wholly unprepared to adjust himself. When a country 
boy or country girl leaves the farm for the city the father and mother 
can never be quite sure that their child will not fall by the wayside 
as one of the tares. 

What, therefore, shall be done to make living in the country toler- 
able to our country 3^outh? The solution devolves upon the school. 
Upon the teacher rests the immediate responsibility of leadership in 
all that may be done. She must secure the cooperation of the 
ministers, of the parents and citizens, m devising ways and means 
of bringing the young people together often for social enjoyment, 
mental recreation, even for merely good fellowship. The boys and 
girls will do their part if only proper leadership and encouragement 
are afforded them. 



GENERAL SUGGESTIONS. 

1. Personal Worlc. 

The success of these community meetings will dej)eud very largely 
upon the personal work of the teacher, and nothing will count for so 
much as the teacher's personal acquaintance with the patrons of the 
school. If the people know the teacher personally, and have confidence 
in her, they will gladly respond to her leadership. 

2. Advertise. 

The pupils themselves are the best advertisers if properly directed 
and encouraged. The county papers can usually be utilized to ad- 
vertise the j^rogram. .V few notices should be posted in conspicuous 
places. 

3. Begin planning at the opening of the session. 

The first weeks of the school term is the best time to begin the 
work. The first meeting should be held not later than at the end of 
the first two weeks.. 

4. Make the prst meeting « good one. 

If the first meeting is a failure it will be difficult to get the peoplt 
out next time. The people will get a lasting impression, whether 
favorable or unfavorable, of the first meeting. 

5. Make each meeting worth irliilc. 

If there is to be an entertainment, the program must entertain. 
If it is an instructive program there must be something that the 
people can take away Avitli them. Make the program such that the 
people will feel that they have hocn repaid for their coming. 

6. See that the meeting hcf/ins on. time. 

Do not bore those who come on time by delaying the beginning of 
the program until late comers arrive. After the first meeting the 
people will be on time if it is understood that the program will begin 
at the hour set. 

T. // ('.s ///(' cilizens' meeting. 

It must not be understood that the meeting is wholly a school 
affair. The citizens must have prominent parts both in the organi- 
zation and on the programs. It is suggested that some citizen be 



made chairman. Earely should the teacher fill this office. But the 
teacher should be behind all that is done. She must be tlie guiding 
spirit. She may well so direct the organization that the best presiding 
officer will be chosen or that the most suitable persons shall appear 
on any given program. She must be the leader but must rather lead 
through others. A skillful teacher can do this. 

8. Have one or more citizens placed on most of the programs. 

Such recognition of the patrons will not only add strength to the 
program but will also avoid the appearance of its being merely a 
school affair. 

9. Have regard for otlier community activities. 

From fifteen to twenty of these community meetings should be 
held within the term. It is suggested that as many of them as 
possible should be held during the fall months so that when there is 
a religious revival or other meeting in the community these meetings 
at the school houses may go over until another time. These meetings 
may be held weekly for two or three of the first months of the year. 
The teacher must be governed by the local conditions. 

10. The "Spelling Bee." 

There is general criticism of our present methods of. teaching 
spelling and at the same time there is general demand for the old 
fashioned spelling bee. At least four or five of the proposed meetings 
should be these old time spelling bees. 

11. Do not scold the people for not coming. 

People can be led to do anything. They can be driven to do 
nothing. If they do not come to any given program see them mean- 
Tvhile, say you missed them and invite them to come to the next 
program. 

SUGGESTED PROGRAMS. 

The programs submitted here are meant to be suggestive of what 
may be done. The committee will be at liberty to make up other 
programs if they will serve their purposes better . They may alter, 
amend, or rearrange as best suits the conditions. The stiff, formal 
following of these outlines is not desirable. 

The programs are numbered not as indicating the order in which 
they should come l)ut merelv for convenience of referring to the 



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'"Gkt thk Womkx In tkrkstki)."" 
A Meetiiis of Wohum; to Study ('ookins and Other Home Subjects. 




"Get the Boys and Men Interested." 

A good subject for an open-air meeting. Five thousand people visited 

this open-air corn show held at Philippi, Barbour County, last fall. 



programs, just as songs are numbered in a song book. The season 
will determine the time when some of the programs should be executed. 
The nature <>i' the work of the pupils, the grades represented in the 
school and many other things may determine both what programs 
should be selected and the time they should be given. In all of these 
matters the teacher or the committee must use their own good judg- 
ment as to what should be done and as to the time it should be done. 
The important point in all of this work is that something be done. 



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PROGRAM NUMBER ONE. 

YE OLD TIME SCHOOL DAYS. 

Suggestio?is: 

1. Put on this program as many of the older patrons as can be 
interested in taking parts. This program is primarily an old folks' 
program. If the children take parts their parts should be of the 
nature of papers dealing with early life in this state, written upon 
such information as they can get from the text hook in state history 
and from local histories or records. 

2. The teacher should take great pains to see personally as many 
of the older patrons of the community as possible and find out before- 
hand Avhat parts they would prefer to take. 

3. Advertise the program well. If possible, jDhone those who are 
to take parts on the program a day or two before the meeting, thus 
following up personal or Avritten invitations. 

4. Extend to the patrons present every possible courtesy. 

5. Be sure to arrange for some Avell known songs. Organize the 
school into a choir and have them jDractice the songs a week or so 
before the meeting. 

TJie Program : 

1. Song, led by school choir. 

2. Devotional exercises. 

3. What kind of school house I had. 

4. Hovi Ave ke|:)t warm. 

5. What Ave got when we were bad boys and girls. 

6. The kind of teacher we had. 

7. Song, led by school choir. 

8. HoAv Ave dressed. 

9. The games we played. 

10. What we learned. 

11. Song, led by school choir. 



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PROGRAM NUMBER TAVO. 

SPELLING BEE. 



Suggestions. 



1. Only one program for a spelling bee is suggested here. This 
does not mean that other spelling bees may not be arranged for. In 
fact it would I)e well to have as many as a half dozen during the 
session. 

2. It is claimed by man}' that spelling is less thorough since we 
have almost abandoned the old time spelling bee. We believe that 
this claim is pretty well founded. Teachers are urged therefore to 
make of the spelling bee all that is possible. The State Superintendent 
would appreciate reports from any communities where renewed in- 
terest in spelling is especially noticeable on account of the spelling 
bees. 

3. It is desirable that the parents take part in the spelling con- 
tests. Doubtless there will be many cases where parents will surpass 
the pupils in spelling. If so this fact will stimulate the pupils to 
more thorough work in spelling. 

4. Those in authority should see that order is preserved during 
the contest. 

5. The old fashioned way of "^choosing-" the spellers is recom- 
mended. 

6. The one who pronounces the words should pronounce very 
distinctly and make sure that fairness is secured. 

The Program: 

To be arranired bv the committee. • 



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PROGRAM XUMBER THREE. 

LOCAL IIISTOEY EVENING. 

Suggestions: 

1. Both parents and pupils should have places on this program. 
The work by the children may take the form of a paper and may be 
counted as composition work in their regular classes. 

2. See that no specially important events of local history are 
omitted from the program. 

3. See to it that the program does not dwell too much on the 
history of a single family unless its importance justifies such 
prominence. 

4. Any specially good papers by the pupils should be sent to the 
county papers for publication. 

5. Be careful not to let this program stir up any bitterness in 
the community, such as dispute over some event connected with the 
civil war. 

Tlie Program: 

1. Song, led by school choir. 

2. Devotional exercises. 

3. The first settler and his times. 

4. The oldest church in the community. 

5. Our first school house. 

6. How we have grown educationally. 

7. Song, led by school choir. 

8. Farming today and farming forty years ago. 

9. Introduction of improved farming machinery. 

10. Introduction of improved live stock into the community. 

11. Successful men who were reared in this community. 

12. Song, led by school choir. 

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PROGBAM NUilBER FOUR. 

GOOD UOAUS EVENING 
Suggestions : 

1. Try to make the })rogram as practical as possible. 

2. E}npliasize the losses to the comiiuinity that poor roads make 
necessary. 

;>. ]\lake special elTort to ,i;et a large attendance at this meeting. 

4. (iet some expression, as by vote, of what ought to be done 
now, and liow to proceed. 

The Program: 

1. Song, led by school choir. 

2. Devotional exercises. 

3. A map sliowing the public roads of the neighborhood (this 
may be drawn on the l)lackboard l»y one of the pupils before tlie 
meeting begins). 

4- i lu-onvenience of the roads as they are (by a citizen). 

5. Are our roads properly located? (by a citizen.) 

G. lIow nnich does this community, lose yearly by not having 
better roads ? (by a pupil ) . 

1. Song, led by school choir. 

S. What would it cost to make our roads what they should be? 
Would it pay? (by a citizen.) 

0. The best means of improving our roads (by a citizen). 

10. AVhen should we begin? (by a citizen.) 

n. Song, led by school choir. 



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PROGEAM NUMBER FIVE. 

HARVEST HOME PEOGEAM. 
Suggestions: 

1. It might be well to make this program an all day picnic meet- 
ing or basket meeting. 

2'. It would be a good plan to have an exhibit of farm and garden 
13roducts. 

3. If not a picnic meeting then refreshments should be provided 
if possible. 

4. This program should be held in the fall after the crops have 
all been gathered. It may take the place of the Thanksgiving 
program. 

5. This should be a program of general good times. It could well 
combine literary, athletic and feasting features. 

Tlie Program: 

1. Song, led by school choir— "My Country 'Tis of Thee." 

2. Devotional exercises. 

3. Heap high the Golden Grain — Eeeitation by pupil. 
4-10. (To be arranged by committee.) 



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rUOUKAM NUMliEK ttlX. 

HEALTH NiaHT. 

Suytje>>f.i.ons: 

1. TliLs prugiaui should bo })riiicipally instructive. 

■^. If jjos-sible IiavL! a pliysiciau address the meeting. 

3. Have the jjupils draw upon wiiat they have learned in their 
classes in health and sanitation. 

T]ie Profiram : 

1. Song, led l)y school choir. 

.?. Devotional exercises. 

3. The house lly as a spreader of disease (by a pupil). 

4. \'entihition of a bed room (by a pupil). 

5. Why we have colds (by a pupil or citizen). 

6. Song-, led Ijy school choir. 

T. The greatest source of disease in this community ( an address 
y a physician). 

S. Song, led l)y school choir. 



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peogea:m number seven. 

STOKY LIFE OF GEEAT MEN. 
Suggestions: 

1. This program should be made up of both citizens and pupils. 

2. Make the program mainly of stories about great men — not 
mere biograj^hies. 

3. See that the pupils who take part knoAv something worth while 
to tell about the characters selected. 

The Program: 

1. Song, led by school choir. 

2. Devotional exercises. 

3. An incident in the life of George Washington. 

4. Lincoln as a story teller (by a citizen). 

5. Personal recollections of a great man (by a citizen). 

6. The human' side of General Lee (by a citizen). 

7. Song, led by school choir. 

8. A story about my favorite hero in history (by a pupil). 

9. Debate : Eesolved, that Washington was a greater general than 
Napoleon. Affirmative, a citizen and a pupil. Negative, a citizen and 
a pupil. 

10. Decision of judges. 

11. Song, led by school choir. • 



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A Girls" Tomato Club :Meeting, Wetzel County. 




Ready for Work. 
"Get TiiF. Giiii.s Ix iekested.*" 



PKOGRAM NUMBER EIGHT. 

TEAVEL PKOGEAM. 

Suggestions: 

1. The aim here should be to utilize the best traveling ex- 
periences of the commiinity. Perhaps one or more of the children 
have made a visit to a noted city or even abroad. There may be one 
or more foreign children who can make a valuable contribution. By 
the use of maps the program may be made a valuable Geography 
lesson. 

2. ]f possible to do so. have some one to give a lantern slide 
lecture of his own travels or on some place of historic or civic im- 
portance. 

21ie Program: 

1. Song, led by school choir. 

2. Devotional exercises. 

3. Where I spent my vacation (by a pupil). 

4. My first visit to a great city (by a pupil or citizen). 

5. My trip to the west (by a citizen or pupil). 

6. An ocean voyage (by a citizen or pupil). 

7. Song, led by school choir. 
8-10. To be siipplied. 

11. Song;, led bv school clioir. 



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PROGRAM NUMBER NINE. 

MUSICAL PROGRAM. 

Suggestions: 

1. Do not say it cannot be done in your community. It all 
depends on the energy and resourcefulness of the teacher and the 
community. 

3. This program anticipates preparation. Organize a singing 
school as early as possible after the opening of the session. If the 
teacher understands music and can sing she may assume the role 
of "singing master." If the teacher cannot assume such leadership 
she should see if there is not some one in the community who can do 
the singing school work. The program for this evening should be 
made up largely from the best singers but some of the numbers should 
be sung by all. 

3. Organize a school glee club. Give it a name. 

4. Secure a piano or organ if possible, perhaps from a nearby 
neighbor. 

5. If possible arrange for a program made up of outside talent. 
Eor example, the University Glee Club or a glee club of one of the 
normal schools or of some college. It may ])e that the community 
could afford a program such as the Ernest Gamble Concert Company. 

The Program: 

To be arranged by the local committee. 



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PR0G1J\M KUMBEi; TEX. 

INDIAN NIGHT. 

Suggestions: 

1. This program should be luade up oi' citizens who have had 
personal knowledge of the Indians or of citizens and pupils who ha\e 
road and heard much al)Out Tnclian life in the early days. 

2. If the children have Indian masks at h(>m(> they should he 
asked to wear them on this occasion. 

3. The children should be prepared foi- this ]>rogram by their 
reading, whether of the Indian stories ol" the text books or of Indian 
story books. 

4. Make the program as realistic as possible. 
The Program : 

1. 8ong. led by school choir, 

2. Devotional exercises. 

3. Personal recollections of the Indians (by a citi^^en). 

4. Indian warfare in West Virginia (by a piipil or citizen). 

5. Who are the Indians? (by a pupil.) 

6. Indian war dance (If practicable the pupils should be encour- 
aged to act out the Indian war dance). 

7. Song, led l>y school choir. 

S. Dramatization ol' an Indian story by a gr<»up ol' ])upils. 

9. .lohn Smilli and Pocahontas — a paper by a ])upil or dram- 
atization oC the stoiy. 

10. l><'bate: IJesohcd. that the white men were justified in driving 
the Indians from their ]iossessions and occupying them for themselves. 

(r>y a citizen and n pu]>il on each side.) 

11. Decision of judges. 

1'2. Soui:-. l(^d bv school choir. 



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PROGRAM NUMBER ELEVEN. 

DEAMATiC PiiOGLiAM. 

Suggestions: 

1. A\uid the stJlf, iormal recitations oi' poems or prose seiections, 
sricli as is common on last day exercises. 

2. Avoid obje(;tionable, cheap, wishy-wasiiy selections. There is 
too much good material to justify the loss of time required by these. 

3. The teacher should have the school dramatize several stories 
as regular school work. Some of the best of these storiees should l^e 
reproduced on this program. That will be specially interesting to 
parents. . 

4. The committee should search the community for any persons 
outside the school who have had special training in dramatization or 
elocution and use these persons both for helping to train the pupils 
and for taking parts on the program. 

The Program: 

To be arranged bv the committee. 



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PROGRAM XUMBER TWELVE. 

HALLOWE^EN SOCIAL. 

Suggestions: 

1. In many rural districts the traditions of hallowe'en are not 
ver}' well known and have not entered into the lives of the people. 
To this extent this program may be made informational. 

2. The children should understand thoroughly what parts they 
are to take if a program should be rendered. 

3. Make the program conform to the spirit of the occasion. A 
stiff, formal observance of rules and regulations ordinarily observed 
will make the program a failure. 

4. The children will enjoy the jack-o-lantern feature. 

5. The social feature should be made prominent. 
The Program: 

To be arranged by the committee. 



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PKOGRAM XUMBER THIRTEEN. 

WEST VIEGINIA'S NATUEAL EESOUECES. 

Suggestions : 

1. This program should be informational in its character. 

2. See that those who take part have the facts. The teacher can 
do a great deal by referring pupils and others who take parts on 
the program to sources of information. 

3. See if there are not some citizens who are already interested 
in this matter. 

The Program: 

1. Song, led by school choir. 

2. Devotional exercises. 

3. West Virginia Coal (by a pupil). 

4. Conservation of West Virginia oil and gas (by a citizen). 

5. West Virginia's greatest resource — The land (by a citizen). 

6. Song, led by school choir. 

7. Water Power and state revenues (by a citizen). 

8. The boys and girls as state resources (by a citizen). 

9. Eeforesting West Virginia hill lands (by a citizen). 

10. AA-^astes of West Virginia's natural resources (by a citizen). 

11. Souff, led bv school choir. 



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PROGRAM NUMBER FOURTEEN. 

FARMERS' EVENING. 
Suggestions: 

: 1. Both citizens and pupils should take part in this program. 

2. Make the program as practical as possible. 
The Program: 

1. Improved farm machinery as labor savers (by a citizen.) 
2. Boys and Girls Corn Clubs (by a pupil). 

3. Improved live stock (by a citizen). 

4. How to incrnase the average yield of corn (by a citizen). 

5. Song, led by school choir, 

(i. How make farm life happier for farm women (by a farmer's 
wife). 

7. How to spend the leisure hours (by a citizen). 

8. Rural telephone, rural mail deliver}- and the parcels post (by 
a piipil) . 

9. The rural school and the farm (by a citizen). 
10. Song, led by school choir. 



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PKOGEAM NUMBER FIFTEEN. 

LIBRAEY DAY PROGEAM. 



Suggestions : 



• 1. The state superintendent has designated December 5th as 
Library Day and has issued a library day annual containing a program 
and suggestions. These programs are for distribution to teachers 
on request. It is suggested here that this program would perhaps 
result in raising more funds for the school library if it be made one 
of the regular community programs and be given in the evening. 

2. The purpose of this program should be the raising of funds 
for a school library. 

3. Use some such device as the box supper, the i3ie social or a 
fudge sale. 

4. It may be well to appoint a committee of several pupils to 
see the citizens beforehand and solicit personal subscriptions for the 
school library. The report of the amount of funds raised in this 
way should be made public at this meeting. It would be well to 
appoint a committee of citizens to audit the receipts and care for the 
"unds until a purchase of books is made. The teacher should perhaps 
^ e chairman of this committee. 

lie Program: 

See Library Day Annual issued by the State Superintendent. 



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ntOGKAM NUMBER SIXTEEN. 

SPEING AEBOIJ AXD BIKD DAY PROCTriA:\[. 

■Su(j(jesllons: 

1. The date for this program is set by the State Superiiiteiideiit 
for Ai)ril -'Jrd. It may well be used for one of the coiimiuiiity 
!mi'(,'t ings. 

:L There may be a single meeting for both the Arbor and Bird 
Day Programs or two meetings may be held, one for each program. 

o. The State Superintendent issues annually an Arbor and Bird 
Day manual which is furnished free to teachers. In this manual are 
programs, appropriate selections, suggestions and other helps which 
together make it easy for the teacher to arrange for these programs. 

J. Make the program as practical as possible. Some trees should 
actually be planted. Little good will result from merely reading or 
talking al)ont planting trees on the school grounds. 

5. Try to interest those present in a general plan for planting 
'trees at the homes and along the country roads. 

G. j\lake the program such as will give both pupils and parents 
a. better appreciation of the birds of their community. Give some 
■consideration to the commercial value of birds from the standpoint 
■of their saving crops by destroying insect pests. 

The Program: 

(See programs in Arbor and Bird Day manual prepared by the 
estate Superintendent.) 



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PSOGRAM NUMBER SEVENTEEN. 

CLEAJ^-UP-AND-BEAUTIFY DAY. 
Suggestions : 

1. A little raauual of instructions and suggestions is issued by the 
State Superintendent relative to this program. Each teacher should 
have one of these as a guide. The efficiency score card issued by 
the State Department of Schools will help to emphasize the points to 
be observed on Clean-up-and-Beautify Day. 

2. October 10th is the date set by the State Superintendent for 
this program, in the year 1913. 

3. This program may be counted as one of the proposed com- 
munity meetings. 

4. The cleaning up should be begun before the opening of the 
term and it should be continued throughout the year. This meeting 
may be of the nature of a celebration or if necessary all may be asked 
to join in cleaning up the school grounds. 

5. This program should teach a lesson for the whole community 
such as will result in a general cleaning up and beautifying of the- 
whole neighborhood. 

The Program: 

See Clean-up-and-Beautify program published hj the State De- 
partment of Schools. 



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PROGRAM NUMBER EIGHTEEK. 

PEACE DAY PROGRAM. 

Suggestions: 

1. The State Superintendent has issued a peace day manual con- 
taining a suggested program with proper selections for this occasion. 
Copies of this peace day manual can be had upon request from tlio 
State Superintendent, 

2. This program may count as one of the proposed community 
meetings. 

3. Peace Day is May 18th. 

4. It will add interest to the program if one or more war veterans 
are asked to contribute personal experience or give an address iipon 
the destruction by war. 

5. Pupils taking part in this program may draw upon their work 
in history in the regular classes. 

21ie Program: 

See Peace Day Manual, prepared by the State Superintendent. 



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PROGRAM NUMBER NIjSTexEEN. 

WASHTISTGTON'S BIETHDAY PROGKAM. 

Suggestions: 

1. This program should be the occasion of a patriotic meeting. 

2. Pupils taking purt in this program should draw upon their 
work in history for material. 

o. If possible the room should be decorated with American flags. 

-t. The personal, character and integrity of General Washington 
should be emphasized. 

5. There are a great many appropriate selections from literature 
whic^i can be read or recited. 

The Program: 

To be arranged 1)y the committee. 



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PROGRAM NUMBER TWENTY. 

LINC'OLN-'S BIRTHDAY PROGRAM. 

t<U(i<ieslion..s: 

1. Lincoln's Birthda}' is a legal holiday, with the proviso that 
'"schools shall remain in session and hold appropriate ceremonies iw 
lionor of Abraham Lincoln." It is suggested that npoii that day th<^. 
regular classes recite in the forenoon. Bnt that in the afternoon thii 
citizens b<' invited to he present for a program rendered 1)v the 
cliildren. 

2. All refei'ence to politics or partizanship should be strictlr 
avoided. 

77/ r I 'ro;/ 1(1 III : 

1. Song, led l)v scbdol choir — "My Country 'Tis of Thee." 

2. Devotional exercises. 
o. Lincoln's Boyhood. 
-I. Lincoln as a lawyer. 

5. Lincoln as a story teller. 

6. Lincoln the great emancipator. 

7. Song, "Star Spangled Banner," led by school choir. 
S. Lincoln's Gettysburg S])eech, read by a ]>upi]. 

9. Lincoln as a war presideiit. 

10. Lincoln as a man. 

IT. A^'hitman's ''O Captain, niy ('a])tain," recited by a pupil. 

^•i. Son^, '"Jlie West \jrgijiia Hills."' led by school choir. 



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A Siiiall Rural Meeting — Speaking, tiasket iJinner, Elc. 




Take the School and the Community to the Agricultural Train or Any 
Other Good Program That Is Given in the Community. 

"Get Everybody Interested." 



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